Cut & Thrust
Blow Conventions
Some kingdoms have blow calling conventions that are different from Society rules. A fighter that is knowledgable about another kingdom's blow calling rules will be much better prepared when fighting at an inter-kingdom event or whilst traveling. We have gone through each of the kingdom's rules looking for additions to the Society's rules, these are our findings.
In addition, blade grasping has also been included, as some kingdoms allow blade grapsing with wounds based on actions during the act of blade grasping.
| Kingdom | Kill Types | Cut Types | Cut Lengths | Grasping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEthelmearc | Penetrate skin | Draw, Push, Tip | 6" or width of limb | No |
| An Tir | Touch Kill | Draw, Push, Tip | 6" 11 | Not defined |
| Ansteorra | Thrust with 4 lbs of force | Draw, Push | 10" | if agreed upon |
| Artemisia | Touch Kill | Draw, Push, Tip | 6" or width of limb | No |
| Atenveldt | Penetrate skin | Draw, Push, Tip | No minimum | Yes |
| Atlantia | Positive Pressure | Draw. Push, Tip optional | 8" | No |
| Caid | Touch Kill | Draw, Push, Tip1 | 5" | if agreed upon |
| Drachenwald | Penetrate skin 2 | Push, Draw, Tip | 20cm (approx 8") | yes 1, 3 |
| Ealdormere | Penetrate skin 4 | Draw. Tip Optional | Not defined | if agreed upon |
| East | Touch Kill | Draw, Push, Tip | 6" | No |
| Gleann Abhann | Positive Pressure | Draw 5 | 6" | yes |
| Lochac | Touch Kill | Draw, Push. Tip optional 6, 7 | 10 cm for tip, others not defined | if agreed upon |
| Meridies | Penetrate skin | Draw | 6" | yes |
| Midrealm | Penetrate Skin | Draw. Tip optional | 6" | yes 8 |
| Northshield | Penetrate skin | Draw | 6" | yes |
| Outlands | Penetrate skin | Draw. Push, Tip optional | 12". tip, 6" or width of limb | No |
| Trimaris | Penetrate skin | Draw, Push, Tip | Not defined | Not defined |
| West | Touch Kill | Draw, Push, Tip | 6" | No |
Footnotes
- only for heavy rapier
- Stapling a limb to a kill area is a kill
- no grasping for more than 3 seconds
- blow to the hand disables the entire arm
- Cloaks wrapped around an arm are proof against draw cuts to the arm
- Tip cuts only work on the following areas:
- The neck, especially at the front of the throat and the sides of the jugular veins
- The brachial arteries, on the inside of the upper arm between shoulder and elbow
- The femoral arteries, on the inside of the upper leg between groin and knee
- The abdomen, between the bottom of the rib cage and the pelvis
- The face, including the forehead
- Parrying gauntlet is proof against cuts
- Grasping is allowed only for heavy rapier only
- Chainmail glove is proof against cuts
- Tip cuts only work on the following areas:
- The neck, especially at the front of the throat and the sides of the jugular veins
- The brachial arteries, on the inside of the upper arm between shoulder and elbow
- The femoral arteries, on the inside of the upper leg between groin and knee
- The abdomen, between the bottom of the rib cage and the pelvis
- A cut to the head, neck, or a limb must be 6" or have continuous contact equal to 1/4 of the circumference of the target, whichever distance is the lesser.
Other interesting facts
- Atenveldt
- Pommeling is not allowed. (Atenveldt KRM notified us that they experimented with striking your opponent with your pommel. Since they don't allow it anymore, they explicitly call out that it is no longer allowed.)
- Cloaks may be thrown, but holds will be called if the cloak becomes entangled about the combatants head
- Lochac
- Cloaks may be thrown
- West
- Cloaks shorter than 36 inches may be thrown